Vance’s conversion and the dawn of the ‘Catholic moment’

Other than Chicago native Pope Leo XIV, Vice President JD Vance is probably the nation’s most well-known Catholic figure. And ...

Faith without politics

Father Martin: Unlike under Pope Francis or Pope Benedict or Pope John Paul, people can’t say he doesn’t understand America.

Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future

The book arrives as Catholicism is, by some measures, experiencing a resurgence in the United States unlike anything in ...

Cincinnati, where Vance converted, gives a glimpse of Catholicism’s history in America’s heartland

Ten years after “Hillbilly Elegy” catapulted its author into public view, JD Vance is publishing a new memoir, “Communion: ...
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What the Confession Line Taught Me About Living the Faith

You’d think Catholics would be on their best behavior waiting to go to confession, but they aren’t always. Our pastor missed confessions before the Mass one Wednesday night and stayed to hear ...